Man City star ends 10 year wait amid Pep Guardiola's reaction to difficult Fulham win

Manchester City came from behind on Saturday afternoon to beat Fulham 3-2 in the Premier League but they emerged relieved after the visitors caused them problems at the Etihad Stadium.

A brace from Mateo Kovacic and a Jeremy Doku strike saw Pep Guardiola's side come from behind after Andreas Pereira had fired Fulham in front.

A late goal from Rodrigo Muniz proved to be no more than a consolation as City found the win to ensure they head into the international break one point behind league leaders Liverpool.

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Pep Guardiola said on Friday that he doesn't need to speak to his players as often these days because of how many leaders they have and how long they have been together.

At some points during Saturday's 3-2 win against Fulham, it was easy to see why. No less than six Manchester City players congregated to discuss exactly who should take a free-kick just outside the penalty area as they worked together to find the best way past Bernd Leno.

However, the upshot of that set-piece - Erling Haaland striking the ball off Bernardo Silva as he lay on the floor behind the wall - gave an indication of why help would be needed from the sidelines for this one. In order to come back from a Fulham side who showed why they started this game in sixth, Guardiola turned to more help than usual.

Mateo Kovacic's brace, the first time he has scored twice in a club game for over 10 years, and Jeremy Doku's goal cancelled out Andreas Pereira's opener and rendered Rodrigo Muniz's strike a consolation.